Northern States Power Company, doing business as Xcel Energy, submitted a Grid Modernization Report on November 1, 2015. Download PDF document.

Minnesota Renewable Energy Integration and Transmission Study (MRITS)

The Minnesota Renewable Energy Integration and Transmission Study (MRITS) is an engineering study of increasing the Minnesota Renewable Energy Standard to 40 percent by 2030 and to higher proportions thereafter, while maintaining system reliability. The report, which was filed November 5, 2014, is linked here:

The Capacity Validation Study was developed by Minnesota
transmission-owning utilities to identify impacts to the
electric transmission system in the state with the addition
of new transmission infrastructure noted in other studies.
The study is linked here: